Torque on Demand

[Dino]

I love TOD!!

I live down a 1.5 mile road that starts out patched, broken & nasty asphalt, then turns to bumpy dirt. There are a couple hairpin corners where the TOD really keeps the VX pullin on the line the front wheels are pointing. One such corner is radicaly uphill and sharp left. It's fun to manualy shift to 2nd then feed the throttle on as it just rails it's way around the turn!! The lower the gear you're in, the more sensitive the TOD engagement is to the throttle movement.

I've driven other vehicles on the same turn and had the rear wheels spin. It's a ranch road and I see pickup trucks spinning there all the time.
No spinning with the VX and TOD thank you!!

[Hummer Aficionado_VT]

WOW! Thanks for the amazing description guys. That is very helpful!

[blacksambo]

Now! How does TOD compare to other up to date systems like the new Land Rover Terrain sensing system, and does anybody else offer this type of TOD technology in conjunction with a locked differntial low mode? Thx.

[Dino]

Food for thought ...

I wish I could mate up the hydraulic controled TOD transfer case to a 5 speed manual trans, with an engine driven hydraulic pump so it could all work. Imagine having the TOD capabilities in a manual with better mileage and safer off roading due to the mechanical link betwen engine and wheels.

I'm still seriously considering the manual conversion even though I love the TOD.

[tysamigo]

WOW, thank you very much for the description. I'm not very "mechanical" with cars....yet. I'm learning. This all makes sense, however you would think that someone would have duplicated the technology by now. It's been some time and I haven't seen any other vehicles with it. It all sounds good and I'm VERY glad I have it. It just makes my rig that much more different than the normal vehicle

Is the TOD durable? Are they likely to have problems and are they expensive to fix? Just a few q's for the newbie...

Thanks

[circmand]

I know the idea to match TOD to a manual transmission may seem like a good idea but todays modern automatic transmissions perform better than the driver and get better MPG than the manual transmissions.

[Chopper]

There are 4x Troopers and Rodeos made with the 6cyl/5sp.manual combo...I just don't know if it's the Borg Warner setup, or more of a GM deal. I've worked on both, but never really paid any attention to the transmissions.